“My dad was a policeman for 30 years, and now my sister is a police officer. She even works at the same police station my dad did. This is what my sister gave my dad for Christmas.”

“Me and my mom became American citizens today!”

Like father, like son.

96-year-old Charlotte native wasn’t allowed to vote until he was 44 years old when the Voting Rights Act passed. This year, he voted for his daughter Vi Lyles, who became the first black woman elected to the office of mayor of Charlotte.